And in the Letter to the Philippians he will even say: "I can do all things in him who strengthens me"(74). For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh .... knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus"(58). Therefore, the conscious and free violation of this good by man is not only a transgression of the law but at the same time an offence against the Creator, who is the first Lawgiver. People who suffer become similar to one another through the analogy of their situation, the trial of their destiny, or through their need for understanding and care, and perhaps above all through the persistent question of the meaning of suffering. 0:20 Summary and Explication of Salvifici Doloris (Continue having people on the left take turns reading a paragraph at a time. Iob 19, 19), sive Psaltes nonnulli (cfr. . The words: "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt"(45), and later: "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done"(46), have a manifold eloquence. The mystery of the Church is expressed in this: that already in the act of Baptism, which brings about a configuration with Christ, and then through his Sacrifice—sacramentally through the Eucharist—the Church is continually being built up spiritually as the Body of Christ. Oscar Wilde Cuando otros lloran sangre, ¿qué derecho tengo yo a llorar lágrimas?. The family, the school and other education institutions must, if only for humanitarian reasons, work perseveringly for the reawakening and refining of that sensitivity towards one's neighbour and his suffering of which the figure of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel has become a symbol. Emotionally, there can be worry, anger, loneliness, depression, anxiety and many other difficult feelings. Suffering seems to belong to man's transcendence: it is one of those points in which man is in a certain sense "destined" to go beyond himself, and he is called to this in a mysterious way. When a discussion question in bold is reached, the leader reads that question, and each table takes time to discuss it. e. gr. Enam minggu setelah menemui dan memaafkan penembaknya di penjara, Paus Yohanes Paulus II menerbitkan surat apostolik yang sangat terkenal berjudul Salvifici Doloris atau Penderitaan Yang Menyelamatkan.Ini merupakan sebuah dokumen yang teramat penting karena di dalamnya terkandung sikap iman Katolik terhadap penderitaan—yang ditulis oleh . In formis verbalibus praeter simplicem illam formam (qal), quae, varia quidem ratione, designat « aliquid malum esse », invenitur etiam forma reflexiva-passiva (niphal), id est « malum subire », « maio corripi », atque forma causativa (hiphil), « malum inferre » seu « irrogare » alicui. Paul expresses this in various places. 1. 5. This answer has been given by God to man in the Cross of Jesus Christ. For Christ does not answer directly and he does not answer in the abstract this human questioning about the meaning of suffering. La douleur dans le lettre apostolique « Salvifici Doloris » de Jean Paul II Nous n'aimons pas les limites. It is a vocation. God gives his only-begotten Son so that man "should not perish" and the meaning of these words " should not perish" is precisely specified by the words that follow: "but have eternal life". In this way, that world of suffering which in brief has its subject in each human being, seems in our age to be transformed—perhaps more than at any other moment—into a special "world": the world which as never before has been transformed by progress through man's work and, at the same time, is as never before in danger because of man's mistakes and offences. From this there also derives one of the fundamental truths of religious faith, equally based upon Revelation, namely that God is a just judge, who rewards good and punishes evil: "For thou art just in all that thou hast done to us, and all thy works are true and thy ways right, and all thy judgments are truth. As a witness to her Son's Passion by her presence, and as a sharer in it by her compassion, Mary offered a unique contribution to the Gospel of suffering, by embodying in anticipation the expression of Saint Paul which was quoted at the beginning. 51 (50), 6; Ps. Is. When this body is gravely ill, totally incapacitated, and the person is almost incapable of living and acting, all the more do interior maturity and spiritual greatness become evident, constituting a touching lesson to those who are healthy and normal. The Cross of Christ throws salvific light, in a most penetrating way, on man's life and in particular on his suffering. Ps. Nevertheless, it often takes time, even a long time, for this answer to begin to be interiorly perceived. There are other criteria which go beyond the sphere of description, and which we must introduce when we wish to penetrate the world of human suffering. This apostolic letter promulgated on February 11, 1984 addresses these questions, and offers many insights into the various ways that we experience suffering in the world, the origins of suffering, and our quest for its meaning. Considering the world of suffering in its personal and at the same time collective meaning, one cannot fail to notice the fact that this world, at some periods of time and in some eras of human existence, as it were becomes particularly concentrated. The Gospel is the negation of passivity in the face of suffering. 5, 30; Rom. The Resurrection became, first of all, the manifestation of glory, which corresponds to Christ's being lifted up through the Cross. Man suffers in different ways, ways not always considered by medicine, not even in its most advanced specializations. For Satan had challenged before the Lord the righteousness of Job: "Does Job fear God for nought? For suffering cannot be transformed and changed by a grace from outside, but from within. In his 1984 Apostolic Letter, Salvifici Doloris, Pope John Paul II explains the Church's rich teachings on human suffering and its significance. In the Second Letter to Timothy we read: "And therefore I suffer as I do. Christ achieved the Redemption completely and to the very limits but at the same time he did not bring it to a close. 1 Sam. But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will curse thee to thy face"(25). Through their sufferings, in a certain sense they repay the infinite price of the Passion and death of Christ, which became the price of our Redemption: at this price the Kingdom of God has been consolidated anew in human history, becoming the definitive prospect of man's earthly existence. 30. But how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?(37)". Pope (1978-2005 : John Paul II) and Pope John Paul II. This response, like others that reappear in different points of the Gospel, shows how profoundly Christ was imbued by the thought that he had already expressed in the conversation with Nicodemus: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life"(39). The prophet Isaiah predicted Jesus saving us by his Passion, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life"(27). Myles N. Sheehan. From the introduction of the Book it is apparent that God permitted this testing as a result of Satan's provocation. In the light of the unmatchable example of Christ, reflected with singular clarity in the life of his Mother, the Gospel of suffering, through the experience and words of the Apostles, becomes an inexhaustible source for the ever new generations that succeed one another in the history of the Church. 12. The Redeemer suffered in place of man and for man. Nous sommes habitués au « Plus ultra ». and the good of his works became especially evident in the face of human suffering. A los obispos, sacerdotes, familias religiosas y fieles de la iglesia catolica sobre el sentido cristiano del sufrimiento humano. 53, 3). Salvifici doloris ist ein Apostolisches Schreiben „über den christlichen Sinn des menschlichen Leidens ", das Papst Johannes Paul II. In so far as man becomes a sharer in Christ's sufferings—in any part of the world and at any time in history—to that extent he in his own way completes the suffering through which Christ accomplished the Redemption of the world. The person who is a " neighbour" cannot indifferently pass by the suffering of another: this in the name of fundamental human solidarity, still more in the name of love of neighbour. The person feels condemned to receive help and assistance from others, and at the same time seems useless to himself. In the course of the centuries, this activity assumes organized institutional forms and constitutes a field of work in the respective professions. Though it is not licit to apply here the narrow criterion of direct dependance (as Job's three friends did), it is equally true that one cannot reject the criterion that, at the basis of human suffering, there is a complex involvement with sin. Le 11 février 1984, en la célébration liturgique de Notre-Dame de Lourdes, Sa Sainteté le Pape Jean-Paul II publie : Salvifici doloris (français) Salvifici doloris (latin) Voir aussi : - En 2003, la Délégation du Saint-Siège auprès de l'UNESCO organisa un colloque portant . His suffering has human dimensions; it also has unique in the history of humanity—a depth and intensity which, while being human, can also be an incomparable depth and intensity of suffering, insofar as the man who suffers is in person the only-begotten Son himself: " God from God". Those who share in the sufferings of Christ are also called, through their own sufferings, to share in glory. In this Body, Christ wishes to be united with every individual, and in a special way he is united with those who suffer. In later times, the witnesses of the New Covenant, sealed in the Blood of Christ, will speak of this. In that "cosmic" struggle between the spiritual powers of good and evil, spoken of in the Letter to the Ephesians(89), human sufferings, united to the redemptive suffering of Christ, constitute a special support for the powers of good, and open the way to the victory of these salvific powers. En cierto sentido, es tan profundo como el hombre mismo y afecta a su misma esencia (cf. Job has not been punished, there was no reason for inflicting a punishment on him, even if he has been subjected to a grievous trial. And Paul, writing to the Thessalonians, says this: "We ourselves boast of you... for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you are enduring. And if the Lord consents to test Job with suffering, he does it to demonstrate the latter's righteousness. When the leader thinks the time is appropriate, he then has the next person to left continue reading. To the just, who ask when they did all this to him, the Son of Man will respond: "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me"(96). Human suffering has reached its culmination in the Passion of Christ. Christ causes us to enter into the mystery and to discover the "why" of suffering, as far as we are capable of grasping the sublimity of divine love. And so the Church sees in all Christ's suffering brothers and sisters as it were a multiple subject of his supernatural power. A Carta Apostólica Salvifici Doloris é o documento que pontifíciooficialmente melhor indica o sentido do sofrimento ha sua perspeumano n tiva cristológica, por isso é aí onde se coloca a razão da sua escolhapara iluminar a nossa reflexão. Even though Paul, in the Letter to the Romans, wrote that "the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now"(3), even though man knows and is close to the sufferings of the animal world, nevertheless what we express by the word "suffering" seems to be particularly essential to the nature of man. Human suffering is different from animal suffering because man is aware of his suffering and, in experiencing it, asks why it exists and for what purpose he suffers. He who by his Passion and death on the Cross brings about the Redemption is the only-begotten Son whom God "gave". If these words refer to everything that concerns the mystery of man, then they certainly refer in a very special way to human suffering. For, at the same time, this Redemption, even though it was completely achieved by Christ's suffering, lives on and in its own special way develops in the history of man. 41 [40], 10; Ps. Christ, - without any fault of his own - took on himself "the total evil of sin". APOSTOLIC LETTERSALVIFICI DOLORISOF THE SUPREME PONTIFFJOHN PAUL IITO THE BISHOPS, TO THE PRIESTS,TO THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIESAND TO THE FAITHFULOF THE CATHOLIC CHURCHON THE CHRISTIAN MEANINGOF HUMAN SUFFERING. 1, 8; Ier. Edith Stein, (Santa Teresa Benedicta de la Cruz). Is. It can be said that this is "substitutive" suffering; but above all it is "redemptive". He healed the sick, consoled the afflicted, fed the hungry, freed people from deafness, from blindness, from leprosy, from the devil and from various physical disabilities, three times he restored the dead to life. In this dimension—the dimension of love—the Redemption which has already been completely accomplished is, in a certain sense, constantly being accomplished. "(90) For of the three travellers along the road from Jerusalem to Jericho, on which there lay half-dead a man who had been stripped and beaten by robbers, it was precisely the Samaritan who showed himself to be the real "neighbour" of the victim: "neighbour" means also the person who carried out the commandment of love of neighbour. Pope John Paul II's Salvifici doloris (On the Meaning of Human Suffering) Author: Pope John Paul II Letter of Pope John Paul II on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering, 11 February 1984 On the Redemptive Suffering of Christ (abridged from sections 14-21) This also explains the exhortation in the First Letter of Peter: "Yet if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but under that name let him glorify God"(75). To the suffering brother or sister Christ discloses and gradually reveals the horizons of the Kingdom of God: the horizons of a world converted to the Creator, of a world free from sin, a world being built on the saving power of love. Make no mistake: Mary is the Co-redemptrix. (1) Nimirum verba haec videntur finem facere longissimi itineris per dolores, qui hominum historiae quodammodo semper interseruntur, ac verbo Dei clarescunt. As a result of Christ's salvific work, man exists on earth with the hope of eternal life and holiness. In the terrible battle between the forces of good and evil, revealed to our eyes by our modern world, may your suffering in union with the Cross of Christ be victorious! 17 (18), 10; Ps. The Song of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah speaks of this. Salvifici Doloris 13. Nevertheless, the Good Samaritan of Christ's parable does not stop at sympathy and compassion alone. During his public activity, he experienced not only fatigue, homelessness, misunderstanding even on the part of those closest to him, but, more than anything, he became progressively more and more isolated and encircled by hostility and the preparations for putting him to death. And this is the virtue of perseverance in bearing whatever disturbs and causes harm. Is. But when it is completely accomplished and becomes the light of human life, it is particularly blessed. Help which is, as far as possible, effective. And he also says, "Shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me?"(38). In this meeting man "becomes the way for the Church", and this way is one of the most important ones. In Salvifici Doloris, JPII highlights the fact that suffering is a universal, even an 'essential,' human experience. This is an extremely important aspect of suffering. Carta apostólica Salvifici Doloris, 11 febrero 1984- Juan Pablo II In a way it is as deep as man himself and touches upon his very essence (cf. The opposite sentence will be imposed on those who have behaved differently: "As you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me".". Suffering is, in itself, an experience of evil. On the Christian Meaning of Suffering (Salvifici Doloris) Mother of the Redeemer (Redemptoris Mater) On the Rosary of the Virgin Mary (Rosarium Virginis Mariae) Light of the Nations (Lumen Gentium) Discovering Your Dignity - A Woman's Journey Through Life | Part I; Discovering Your Dignity - A Woman's Journey Through Life | Part II This kind of voluntary "Good Samaritan" or charitable activity can be called social work; it can also be called an apostolate, when it is undertaken for clearly evangelical motives, especially if this is in connection with the Church or another Christian Communion. At the same time, it is not possible to ignore the fact that it constitutes as it were a definitive summing-up of the destructive work both in the bodily organism and in the psyche. affectus est Psaltes (cfr. But only the suffering human being knows that he is suffering and wonders why; and he suffers in a humanly speaking still deeper way if he does not find a satisfactory answer. 1. 3, 31-40), et Danielis (cfr. 99 (98), 4; Ps. 9, 16-19). 19); Ieremias (cfr. 2. Cum autem careat lingua Hebraica verbo Graecae formae respondente, idcirco fortasse verbum id raro in versione a Septuaginta occurrit. La souffrance vaincue par l'amour. (23) Dan. And again, after the events of her Son's hidden and public life, events which she must have shared with acute sensitivity, it was on Calvary that Mary's suffering, beside the suffering of Jesus, reached an intensity which can hardly be imagined from a human point of view but which was mysterious and supernaturally fruitful for the redemption of the world. Thus, even in the Apostle's expressions on the subject of suffering there so often appears the motif of glory, which finds its beginning in Christ's Cross. In the Letter to the Colossians we read the words which constitute as it were the final stage of the spiritual journey in relation to suffering: "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I complete what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the Church"(78). 38 (37), 9. The words quoted above from the Letter to the Colossians bear witness to the exceptional nature of this union. Vino a llenarlo de su presencia Paul Claudel Donde hay sufrimiento, hay suelo sagrado. But all this they will do to you on my account, because they do not know him who sent me"(85). For, whereas the existence of the world opens as it were the eyes of the human soul to the existence of God, to his wisdom, power and greatness, evil and suffering seem to obscure this image, sometimes in a radical way, especially in the daily drama of so many cases of undeserved suffering and of so many faults without proper punishment. 31 (30), 10-11; Ps. Marc. It can be said that man suffers whenever he experiences any kind of evil. In a superabundant way Christ carries out this messianic programme of his mission: he goes about "doing good"(94). Ernesto De Martino, Furore simbolo valore, Il Saggiatore, Milano 1962. How much there is of "the Good Samaritan" in the profession of the doctor, or the nurse, or others similar! Lc 10,25-37). At the heart of this light is the truth expounded in the conversation with Nicodemus: "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son"(31). 4, 1-3). Trong từ vựng Cựu Ước, đau khổ và sự dữ như được trình bày như đồng nhất với nhau. His words also attest to this unique and incomparable depth and intensity of suffering which only the man who is the only-begotten Son could experience; they attest to that depth and intensity which the prophetic words quoted above in their own way help us to understand. Suffering is a participation in the mystery of Christ and is the way Paul can become like Christ. Gen. 15, 16), Iacob mente finxit (cfr. 31. Down through the centuries and generations it has been seen that in suffering there is concealed a particular power that draws a person interiorly close to Christ, a special grace. A carta é daautoria do papa João Paulo II, ela parece estar integradaprofundamente no contexto do . Settle it therefore in your minds, not to meditate beforehand how to answer; for I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which none of your adversaries will be able to withstand or contradict. "la carta apostólica salvifici doloris vio la luz en el contexto del jubileo extraordinario por el aniversario de la redención, celebrado entre los meses de marzo de 1983 y 1984, el día once de febrero, seis semanas después de la entrevista que mantuvieron el santo padre y mehmet ali agca, el hombre que intentara asesinarlo el trece de mayo de … José Martí Donde quiera que alguien sufre, allí está Jesucristo. Corresponding to the moral evil of sin is punishment, which guarantees the moral order in the same transcendent sense in which this order is laid down by the will of the Creator and Supreme Lawgiver. If Christ, who knows the interior of man, emphasizes this compassion, this means that it is important for our whole attitude to others' suffering. Ps. This undoubtedly proves that people today pay ever greater and closer attention to the sufferings of their neighbour, seek to understand those sufferings and deal with them with ever greater skill. The figure of the just man Job is a special proof of this in the Old Testament. Ier. In these people there is fulfilled what the first witnesses of the Passion and Resurrection said and wrote about sharing in the sufferings of Christ. Salvifici doloris ("redemptive suffering") is a February 1984 Apostolic letter by Pope John Paul II. Thus, although the world of suffering exists "in dispersion", at the same time it contains within itself a. singular challenge to communion and solidarity. Here are some of Christ's statements on this subject: "They will lay their hands on you and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors for my name's sake. Salvation means liberation from evil, and for this reason it is closely bound up with the problem of suffering. Faith enables the author of these words to know that love which led Christ to the Cross. Here we come to the enormous importance of having the right attitudes in education. The witnesses of Christ's Passion are at the same time witnesses of his Resurrection. In a certain way it is a foretelling of the Passion of Christ. This also highlights the divine and human nature of the Church. And for this reason Saint Paul will write of Christ: "He loved me and gave himself for me"(40). At the same time, the very word "gives" ("gave") indicates that this liberation must be achieved by the only-begotten Son through his own suffering. On the contrary, he reveals it with all frankness, indicating at the same time the supernatural assistance that will accompany them in the midst of persecutions and tribulations " for his name's sake". 3, 27 s.; cfr. And he does this on the basis of his own opinion. Here we touch upon one of the key-points of all Christian anthropology. 17, 34; Io. Precisely by means of his Cross he must strike at the roots of evil, planted in the history of man and in human souls. IOANNIS PAULI PP. According to this dimension, punishment has a meaning not only because it serves to repay the objective evil of the transgression with another evil, but first and foremost because it creates the possibility of rebuilding goodness in the subject who suffers. And the more the Church feels the need to have recourse to the value of human sufferings for the salvation of the world. 9, 24; Io. (7) Id Anna metuit, Tobiae mater (cfr. Suffering, more than anything else, makes present in the history of humanity the powers of the Redemption. Qo. In fact, it is a question of pain of a spiritual nature, and not only of the "psychological" dimension of pain which accompanies both moral and physical suffering The vastness and the many forms of moral suffering are certainly no less in number than the forms of physical suffering. Apostolic Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II on the Christian Meaning of Human Suffering =: Salvifici Doloris. One can also say that the Scripture has been fulfilled, that these words of the Song of the Suffering Servant have been definitively accomplished: "it was the will of the Lord to bruise him"(51). 42 [41], 11; Ps. 10, 1-7; cfr. 42 (41), 10-11. 3. The Book of Job is not the last word on this subject in Revelation. The theme of suffering - precisely under the aspect of this salvific meaning - seems to fit profoundly into the context of the Holy Year of the Redemption as an extraordinary Jubilee of the Church. In fact..., Christ, the final Adam, by the revelation of the mystery of the Father and his love, fully reveals man to himself and makes his supreme calling clear"(100). On the memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes, way back in 1984, Pope Saint John Paul II promulgated an Apostolic Letter on the mystery of human suffering, Salvifici Doloris (the same year he made his first apostolic journey to Canada, whose link to suffering I will leave the reader to ponder). There were many messianic texts in the Old Testament which foreshadowed the sufferings of the future Anointed One of God. 20, 16; Marc. Even more than this description of the Passion, what strikes us in the words of the Prophet is the depth of Christ's sacrifice. This parable witnesses to the fact that Christ's revelation of the salvific meaning of suffering is in no way identified with an attitude of passivity. "El hombre no puede vivir sin amor. This chapter is written by all those who suffer together with Christ, uniting their human sufferings to his salvific suffering. In this document, he expresses the salvific power of our human suffering through our participation to the suffering of Christ. Thus the personal dimension of punishment is affirmed. I now end the present considerations on suffering in the year in which the Church is living the extraordinary Jubilee linked to the anniversary of the Redemption. The Resurrection revealed this glory—eschatological glory—which, in the Cross of Christ, was completely obscured by the immensity of suffering. When a discussion question in bold is reached, the leader reads that question, and each table takes time to discuss it. A antropologia subjacente à . The Apostle Peter will express this truth in the following words of his First Letter: "But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed "(69). psalmistarum questus (cfr. In the Body of Christ, which is ceaselessly born of the Cross of the Redeemer, it is precisely suffering permeated by the spirit of Christ's sacrifice that is the irreplaceable mediator and author of the good things which are indispensable for the world's salvation. Its purpose is also to strengthen goodness both in man himself and in his relationships with others and especially with God. In the Second Letter to the Corinthians we read: "For this slight momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, because we look not to the things that are seen but to things that are unseen"(68). The texts of the New Testament express this concept in many places. This discovery caused Saint Paul to write particularly strong words in the Letter to the Galatians: "I have been crucified with Christ, it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me: and the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me"(62). For this reason Saint Paul writes: "Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake"(2). The 13,000-word document, titled ''Salvifici Doloris,'' or Salvific Suffering, says suffering can open the way to spiritual maturity and senstitize Christians to the need to help the afflicted . APOSTOLIC LETTER SALVIFICI DOLORIS OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF JOHN PAUL II TO THE BISHOPS, TO THE PRIESTS, TO THE RELIGIOUS FAMILIES AND TO THE FAITHFUL OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON THE CHRISTIAN MEANING OF HUMAN SUFFERING Venerable Brothers in the Episcopate and dear brothers and sisters in Christ, I INTRODUCTION 1. The Gospel of suffering speaks first in various places of suffering "for Christ", "for the sake of Christ", and it does so with the words of Jesus himself or the words of his Apostles. Medicine, as the science and also the art of healing, discovers in the vast field of human sufferings the best known area, the one identified with greater precision and relatively more counterbalanced by the methods of "reaction" (that is, the methods of therapy). Gen. 15, 2), Rachelis (cfr. (6) Sic ut Agar timuit (cfr. In the Apostolic Letter "Salvifici Doloris," the Pope speaks as the Successor of Peter, summing up Scripture and Tradition on the meaning of suffering in the life of a Christian. Estas palabras parecen encontrarse al final del largo camino por el que discurre el sufrimiento presente en la historia del hombre e iluminado por la palabra de Dios. Gen. 30, 1), Annae, Samuelis matris (cfr. Sacred Scripture is a great book about suffering. He said very clearly: "If any man would come after me... let him take up his cross daily ''(81), and before his disciples he placed demands of a moral nature that can only be fulfilled on condition that they should "deny themselves"(82). This questions seems, in a certain sense, inseparable from the theme of suffering. In the vocabulary of the Old Testament, suffering and evil are identified with each other. 20, 7), Servo patienti (cfr. Solamen miseris socios habuisse doloris is a useful Latin literary phrase having conceptual counterparts in other languages. (12 votes) Very easy. While the first great chapter of the Gospel of suffering is written down, as the generations pass, by those who suffer persecutions for Christ's sake, simultaneously another great chapter of this Gospel unfolds through the course of history. The only-begotten Son was given to humanity primarily to protect man against this definitive evil and against definitive suffering. And even if we must use great caution in judging man's suffering as a consequence of concrete sins (this is shown precisely by the example of the just man Job), nevertheless suffering cannot be divorced from the sin of the beginnings, from what Saint John calls "the sin of the world"(29), from the sinful background of the personal actions and social processes in human history. In weakness he manifested his power, and in humiliation he manifested all his messianic greatness. This is love for man, love for the "world": it is salvific love. With these and similar words the witnesses of the New Covenant speak of the greatness of the Redemption, accomplished through the suffering of Christ. With his suffering he accepts that question which—posed by people many times—has been expressed, in a certain sense, in a radical way by the Book of Job. He is called to share in that suffering through which all human suffering has also been redeemed. And so there should come together in spirit beneath the Cross on Calvary all suffering people who believe in Christ, and particularly those who suffer because of their faith in him who is the Crucified and Risen One, so that the offering of their sufferings may hasten the fulfilment of the prayer of the Saviour himself that all may be one(102). Furthermore, he cannot help noticing that the one to whom he puts the question is himself suffering and wishes to answer him from the Cross, from the heart of his own suffering. "If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you...; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you... A servant is not greater than his master. Giovanni Paolo II, Lettera apostolica Salvifici Doloris, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 1984 (reperibile al sito ). 1. (8) Talis fuit Abrahae (cfr. 51 [50], 5), testes aerumnarum Servi (cfr. By his salvific work, the only-begotten Son liberates man from sin and death. This work, in the plan of eternal Love, has a redemptive character. From this point of view, suffering appears as a "justified evil". Perhaps suffering is not wrapped up as much as man is by this mystery, which is an especially impenetrable one. And at the same time it has entered into a completely new dimension and a new order: it has been linked to love, to that love of which Christ spoke to Nicodemus, to that love which creates good, drawing it out by means of suffering, just as the supreme good of the Redemption of the world was drawn from the Cross of Christ, and from that Cross constantly takes its beginning. In fact one cannot deny that moral sufferings have a "physical" or somatic element, and that they are often reflected in the state of the entire organism. In fact, that vocabulary did not have a specific word to indicate "suffering". Christ has overcome the world definitively by his Resurrection. 8, 10; Zac. And therefore Christ severely reproves Peter when the latter wants to make him abandon the thoughts of suffering and of death on the Cross(36). (21) Cfr. In order to discover the profound meaning of suffering, following the revealed word of God, we must open ourselves wide to the human subject in his manifold potentiality. This first chapter of the Gospel of suffering, which speaks of persecutions, namely of tribulations experienced because of Christ, contains in itself a special call to courage and fortitude, sustained by the eloquence of the Resurrection. He must "stop", "sympathize", just like the Samaritan of the Gospel parable. Paul writes in the Second Letter to the Corinthians: "I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me"(72). The discovery of the salvific meaning of suffering in union with Christ transforms this depressing feeling. In the Letter to the Romans, the Apostle Paul deals still more fully with the theme of this "birth of power in weakness", this spiritual tempering of man in the midst of trials and tribulations, which is the particular vocation of those who share in Christ's sufferings. 73 [72], 3-14), tum Qoelet (cfr. They become for him an incentive to actions aimed at bringing help to the injured man. "I have said this to you, that in me you may have peace. 7. Tob. They prove the truth of that love which the only-begotten Son gives to the Father in his obedience. 137 [136]). If the suffering "is measured" by the evil suffered, then the words of the Prophet enable us to understand the extent of this evil and suffering with which Christ burdened himself. Both are essential conditions of "eternal life", that is of man's definitive happiness in union with God; this means, for the saved, that in the eschatological perspective suffering is totally blotted out. 18, 18). 3, 16-21; Matth. The Apostle shares his own discovery and rejoices in it because of all those whom it can help—just as it helped him—to understand the salvific meaning of suffering. In a word, then, a Good Samaritan is one who brings help in suffering, whatever its nature may be. He shows us how it is only in Christ that we can hope to find any meaning and purpose in our experience of suffering. In this love the salvific meaning of suffering is completely accomplished and reaches its definitive dimension. Carta Apostólica Salvifici Doloris Resumen. Nonetheless, this is only one area. Suffering seems in some way to share in the characteristics of this nature. 3 /5. Obviously the Church must do the same. He puts his whole heart into it, nor does he spare material means. Siguiente Semana Santa en casa: Manualidades en familia para el Domingo de Ramos - marzo 2020. This distinction is based upon the double dimension of the human being and indicates the bodily and spiritual element as the immediate or direct subject of suffering. (14) Talia passi sunt tum Psaltes (cfr. Through my Cross. Through this parable Christ wished to give an answer to the question: "Who is my neighbour? Il souffre en particulier quand il « devrait » avoir part — dans l'ordre normal des choses — à ce bien, et qu'il n'y a pas part. Human suffering evokes compassion; it also evokes respect, and in its own way it intimidates. Christ has led us into this Kingdom through his suffering. Here we touch upon the duality of nature of a single personal subject of redemptive suffering. But not a hair of your head will perish. 77 [76], 3-11; Ps. The mystery of the Church—that body which completes in itself also Christ's crucified and risen body—indicates at the same time the space or context in which human sufferings complete the sufferings of Christ. Người đã quả quyết rất rõ ràng: "Ai muốn theo Tôi… hãy vác thập giá mình hằng ngày mà theo" (Lc 9, 23) Và với các môn đệ, Người đã đưa ra những đòi hỏi luân lý chỉ có thể thực hiện được với điều kiện từ bỏ chính mình (Lc 9, 23). The Gospel of suffering is being written unceasingly, and it speaks unceasingly with the words of this strange paradox: the springs of divine power gush forth precisely in the midst of human weakness. To the Gospel of suffering there also belongs—and in an organic way—the parable of the Good Samaritan. El mundo del sufrimiento humano. 36 (35), 7; Ps. Ps. And indeed this meaning makes itself known together with the working of God's love, which is the supreme gift of the Holy Spirit. Ps. Capítulos 1 y 2 de la Salvifici Doloris -2. Salvifici doloris, 3). Dans la Lettre apostolique Salvifici doloris , je soulignais que la souffrance appartient à la situation historique de l'homme, qui doit apprendre à l'accepter et à . At the same time, however, from this level of Christ the salvific meaning of suffering descends to man's level and becomes, in a sense, the individual's personal response. Man can put this question to God with all the emotion of his heart and with his mind full of dismay and anxiety; and God expects the question and listens to it, as we see in the Revelation of the Old Testament. One thinks, finally, of war. Ier. 9), nonnullis Psaltibus (cfr. The Prophet, who has rightly been called "the Fifth Evangelist", presents in this Song an image of the sufferings of the Servant with a realism as acute as if he were seeing them with his own eyes: the eyes of the body and of the spirit. We can say that he gives himself, his very "I", opening this "I" to the other person. It is suffering, more than anything else, which clears the way for the grace which transforms human souls. It is evident that it is not a question here merely of giving a description of suffering. Her ascent of Calvary and her standing at the foot of the Cross together with the Beloved Disciple were a special sort of sharing in the redeeming death of her Son. Thus, in the Christian view, the reality of suffering is explained through evil, which always, in some way, refers to a good. Como resultado de la obra salvífica de Cristo, el hombre existe sobre la tierra con la esperanza de la vida y de la santidad eternas.Y aunque la victoria sobre el pecado y la muerte, conseguida por Cristo con su cruz y resurrección no suprime los sufrimientos temporales de la vida humana, ni libera del sufrimiento toda la dimensión histórica de . 8. Gen. 37, 33-35), David expertus est (cfr. San Vicente de Paúl These words have as it were the value of a final discovery, which is accompanied by joy. 12, 10) confusi sunt. He went to him, ... and bound up his wounds ", then "brought him to an inn, and took care of him"(91). Therefore one must cultivate this sensitivity of heart, which bears witness to compassion towards a suffering person. 4, 19; 8, 18; Lam. This special respect is set by the deepest need of the heart, and also by the deep imperative of faith.The need of the heart commands us to overcome fear. Rate the pronunciation difficulty of salvifici doloris. And when he left, he solicitously entrusted the suffering man to the care of the innkeeper, promising to meet any expenses. For in suffering is contained the greatness of a specific mystery. Christ himself is especially active in this field. 8, 35; Luc. While hospitalized in 2003, my daughter read me John Paul II's Salvifici Doloris. Together with Mary, Mother of Christ, who stood beneath the Cross(103),we pause beside all the crosses of contemporary man. It is supernatural because it is rooted in the divine mystery of the Redemption of the world, and it is likewise deeply human, because in it the person discovers himself, his own humanity, his own dignity, his own mission. Thou hast executed true judgments in all that thou hast brought upon us... for in truth and justice thou hast brought all this upon us because of our sins"(23). This "word of the Cross" completes with a definitive reality the image of the ancient prophecy. Independently of this fact, it is a universal theme that accompanies man at every point on earth: in a certain sense it co-exists with him in the world, and thus demands to be constantly reconsidered. It is he who transforms, in a certain sense, the very substance of the spiritual life, indicating for the person who suffers a place close to himself. In itself human suffering constitutes as it were a specific "world" which exists together with man, which appears in him and passes, and sometimes does not pass, but which consolidates itself and becomes deeply rooted in him. This is in fact that multiple and subjectively differentiated "activity" of pain, sadness, disappointment, discouragement or even despair, according to the intensity of the suffering subject and his or her specific sensitivity. Christ did not conceal from his listeners the need for suffering. The very participation in Christ's suffering finds, in these apostolic expressions, as it were a twofold dimension. It is the same when we deal with death. Therefore in those people there is fulfilled the Gospel of suffering, and, at the same time, each of them continues in a certain sense to write it: they write it and proclaim it to the world, they announce it to the world in which they live and to the people of their time. Those who share in the sufferings of Christ preserve in their own sufferings a very special particle of the infinite treasure of the world's Redemption, and can share this treasure with others. Thật thế, từ vựng ấy không có từ riêng để chỉ sự đau khổ, nên phải dùng từ sự dữ để định nghĩa mọi đau khổ. Campaña del Enfermo, cambio de fecha de la Presentación. Amor e Responsabilidade: as Finally, family help means both acts of love of neighbour done to members of the same family, and mutual help between families. It is obvious that pain, especially physical pain, is widespread in the animal world. Therefore I will divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was numbered with the transgressors;yet he bore the sin of many,and made intercession for the transgressors". Is. Christ is aware of this, and often speaks to his disciples of the sufferings and death that await him: "Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death and deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him, and scourge him, and kill him; and after three days he will rise"(35). 79 [78], 11; Ps. Ier. One can say that with the Passion of Christ all human suffering has found itself in a new situation. But Christ has made suffering the firmest basis of the definitive good, namely the good of eternal salvation. 26. And it is well known that concerning this question there not only arise many frustrations and conflicts in the relations of man with God, but it also happens that people reach the point of actually denying God. Together with this horrible weight, encompassing the "entire" evil of the turning away from God which is contained in sin, Christ, through the divine depth of his filial union with the Father, perceives in a humanly inexpressible way this suffering which is the separation, the rejection by the Father, the estrangement from God. 88 a) A antropologia na obra . In this redemptive suffering, through which the Redemption of the world was accomplished, Christ opened himself from the beginning to every human suffering and constantly does so. But death primarily involves the dissolution of the entire psychophysical personality of man. Why is there evil in the world? 89 [88], 51), prophetarum (cfr. For through faith the Cross reaches man together with the Resurrection: the mystery of the Passion is contained in the Paschal Mystery. The parable of the Good Samaritan, which —as we have said—belongs to the Gospel of suffering, goes hand in hand with this Gospel through the history of the Church and Christianity, through the history of man and humanity. And the words which she heard from his lips were a kind of solemn handing-over of this Gospel of suffering so that it could be proclaimed to the whole community of believers. When Christ says: "My God, My God, why have you abandoned me? In his salvific mission, the Son must therefore strike evil right at its transcendental roots from which it develops in human history. The world of human suffering unceasingly calls for, so to speak, another world: the world of human love; and in a certain sense man owes to suffering that unselfish love which stirs in his heart and actions. In reality, from the time of her secret conversation with the angel, she began to see in her mission as a mother her "destiny" to share, in a singular and unrepeatable way, in the very mission of her Son. These are "the poor in spirit" and "the afflicted" and "those who hunger and thirst for justice" and those who are "persecuted for justice sake", when they insult them, persecute them and speak falsely every kind of evil against them for the sake of Christ...(33). In their eyes suffering can have a meaning only as a punishment for sin, therefore only on the level of God's justice, who repays good with good and evil with evil.